October 1, 2008:
Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
Founders of the first lesbian organization and the first same-sex couple married in California
"Two extraordinary people ... that have spent the greater part of a half century ... fighting for their right to live the way so many of us, frankly, take for granted." – San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon founded the first lesbian organization in the United States and have fought for more than 50 years for the rights of lesbians and gays. On June 16, 2008, Martin and Lyon became the first gay couple to be legally married in California.
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